Montreal, December 16, 2022 --- There are at least 559 Latin American and Caribbean bird species at risk of extinction. Unfortunately, since 1970, North America has lost 3 billion birds. As indicators of the health of our environment, their decline is proof positive of the significant threats destroying biodiversity and the habitats shared by birds and people. Integrating our work across borders and along flyways is essential to ensure birds' survival and the future of millions of people in the hemisphere. The Americas Flyways Initiative is a hemispheric response and alliance of BirdLife International, the 吃瓜黑料, and CAF (Development Bank of Latin America) to effectively address the urgent biodiversity loss and climate change crises through concrete scaled-up nature and community-based solutions. The alliance, announced today at the Biodiversity COP15 in Montreal, represents an unprecedented investment in bird and biodiversity conservation in Latin America and...